Ex-Honda Center concession workers file lawsuit

ANAHEIM, Calif. 
Former concession workers at the Honda Center have filed a lawsuit against their ex-employer claiming it violated state law when many of them weren't retained when a new concession operator took over at the Orange County arena.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Anaheim Arena Management LLC. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status so all former employees can receive back pay.

The workers claim in the lawsuit that state labor code requires contractors to offer work to employees of the previous contractor for a 60-day transition period.

Aramark provided concession services to the Honda Center, but Anaheim Arena Management, which runs the arena, took concessions in-house as of July. The lawsuit says the company hired back about 75 employees.

Merit Tully, spokesman for the Honda Center, declined comment about the lawsuit.